Portrait in GH

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No: HPFGUIDX 145613

 Jen wrote: 
"I've changed my mind several times but now have to go with a 
portrait of Godric Gyffindor. We have yet to see any of the 
Founder's portraits. That seems odd, doesn't it? Harry doesn't know 
all the people in the portraits in Dumbledore's office, one could 
easily be GG. Or all the Founder's pics could be on the wall of the 
head's office and haven't been identified." <snip>


CH3ed:
I don't know. IMO the magic of leaving an imprint of a deceased 
wizard as a portrait probably wasn't invented/discovered yet back in 
the Founding Fathers' time. If there are portraits of the FF in the 
Head's Office, then DD and other headmasters shouldn't have had such 
a hard time finding the Chamber of Secrets... and they should have 
known of certain about the existence of one (from what Binn said it 
seems the CoS was considered a legend rather than factual). And the 
FF portraits should have been able to tell DD what their heirlooms 
are so DD and Harry wouldn't have to be guessing in HBP when they 
discussed LV's possible horcruxes. 

Also it seems to me if the portraits of the FF are in the office 
they would be the ones the other portraits(and probably most of the 
Headmasters) defer to, instead of remaining so quiet for 6 of 7 
books. Also, I would think that the FF, being so revered, would be 
the ones to have their portraits in MoM and other places, so DD 
would have used one of two of them to go check on Arthur in OotP 
rather than the 2 he used (the witch was used because her other 
portrait was at St. Mungo's... but if any portrait of the FF exist 
then I'd think there'd be at least one of them at St. Mungo's as 
well...perhaps Ravenclaws' for inventing a cure for some bad 
diseases).

Anyhow, I doubt very much that there exists a portrait of any of the 
FF (or LV would be after the Slytherin one to make a horcrux out of 
it, probably). But I agree with Jen that Albus and Aberforth 
Dumbeldore might be Gryffindor's heirs.

CH3ed :O)